Dette sa pave Benedikt i går under den ukentlige onsdagsaudiensen, da han snakket om den hellige Teresa av Avila. Han begynte forøvrig i går en nye serie om kirkelærerne. Slik starta han sin tale:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In the course of the catecheses that I dedicated to the fathers of the Church and to great figures of theologians and of women of the Middle Ages, I was able to reflect also on some men and women saints who have been proclaimed doctors of the Church for their eminent doctrine. Today I would like to initiate a brief series of meetings to complete this presentation of the doctors of the Church. And I begin with a saint who represents one of the highest examples of Christian spirituality of all times: St. Teresa of Avila (of Jesus). …
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